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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Measles outbreak kills more than 300 in DR Congo: UNA major outbreak of measles has killed almost 320 people and infected more than 20,000 in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations has announced.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-measles-outbreak-dr-congo.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 14 Aug 2015 11:23:31 ESTnews358770205Shining a stochastic spotlight on EbolaThe 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease, the worst since the disease first appeared in 1976, has claimed more than 11,000 lives in the West African nations of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and a handful more in nearby Nigeria and Mali.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-stochastic-spotlight-ebola.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 23 Jun 2015 13:52:22 ESTnews354286334Norway ranks as world's best place to be a motherNorway ranks as the world's best place to be a mother, well ahead of the United States which dropped to the 33rd spot in the annual scorecard released by Save the Children on Monday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-norway-world-mother.html
HealthTue, 05 May 2015 02:08:08 ESTnews350010479Saving lives by making malaria drugs more affordableForty percent of all malaria-caused deaths in sub-Saharan Africa occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. The private sector "supply chain" manages 74% of the drug volume in Congo and 98% in Nigeria where malaria-stricken patients rely on "drug shops" and other for-profit retail outlets to get life-saving medicine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-malaria-drugs.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 06 Apr 2015 07:31:45 ESTnews347524295DR Congo cholera cases top 1,500, 35 dead: UNA cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected 1,500 people and caused 35 deaths in less than two months, the United Nations said on Wednesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-dr-congo-cholera-cases-dead.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 04 Mar 2015 12:26:19 ESTnews344694372Ebola: timeline of a ruthless killerHere are key dates in the current Ebola epidemic, the worst ever outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever which first surfaced in 1976 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-ebola-timeline-ruthless-killer.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSun, 01 Feb 2015 04:50:01 ESTnews341987590WHO confirms DR Congo Ebola-free statusThe World Health Organization confirmed Friday that the Democratic Republic of Congo was Ebola-free, as 42 days had passed since the last case in an outbreak that killed at least 49 people.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-dr-congo-ebola-free-status.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 21 Nov 2014 08:17:13 ESTnews335780225Star-studded silent video urges greater Ebola responseU2 frontman Bono and Oscar winner Ben Affleck led an appeal Wednesday for the world to step up its fight against Ebola, releasing a video in deliberate silence to decry early inaction on the crisis.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-star-studded-silent-video-urges-greater.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 19 Nov 2014 07:21:28 ESTnews335604079Ebola-infected Sierra Leone doctor 'extremely ill' in USA doctor said to be "extremely ill" after being infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone was being treated in the United States on Sunday, while the world's most powerful economies vowed to "extinguish" the deadly epidemic.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-ebola-infected-sierra-leone-doctor-extremely.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSun, 16 Nov 2014 11:02:55 ESTnews335358160The geographic origin of AIDS is now knownA study published in Science magazine reveals for the first time where, when and how the world's AIDS pandemic originated. Thanks to a statistical analysis of all the genetic data available on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), an international research team has just confirmed that the scourge broke out in 1920 in Kinshasa, the capital of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By comparing this result with historical data, researchers explain how, from a single contamination by a chimpanzee, HIV spread to humans.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-geographic-aids.html
HIV & AIDSThu, 13 Nov 2014 07:22:41 ESTnews335085747'Clever' Japan firm donates high-tech masks for Ebola fightA little-known Japanese company has donated 10,000 high-tech face masks to several Ebola-hit African nations and says it is now getting calls from New York City, which confirmed its first case of the virus Thursday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-clever-japan-firm-donates-high-tech.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 24 Oct 2014 03:23:43 ESTnews333339814DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed 42 since August: govtThe Democratic Republic of Congo raised its death toll from the dealy Ebola virus to 42 on Wednesday as it struggled to contain the second outbreak of the deadly disease in Africa this year.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-august.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 01 Oct 2014 10:10:01 ESTnews331375691Early detection key to avoiding large Ebola outbreaksImproved diagnosis of people with severe fevers is essential in the battle against the deadly Ebola virus, a study published in the Journal of Infection in Developing Countries has found.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-early-key-large-ebola-outbreaks.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 29 Sep 2014 07:07:05 ESTnews331193217Area of animal-to-human Ebola risk bigger than thought (Update) More than 22 million people live in parts of Africa where conditions exist for the Ebola virus to jump from animals to humans, a bigger area than previously thought, researchers said Monday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-area-ebola-animals-bigger-thought.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 08 Sep 2014 09:04:10 ESTnews329385840DR Congo Ebola death toll climbs to 32The Democratic Republic of Congo upped its death toll from Ebola on Saturday to 32 but insisted the outbreak, separate from an epidemic raging in west Africa, could be contained in its remote forest hotspot.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-dr-congo-ebola-death-toll.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSun, 07 Sep 2014 06:10:01 ESTnews329288160Ebola kills 31 people in DR Congo: WHOAn outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 31 people and the epidemic remains contained in a remote northwestern region, UN the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-09-ebola-people-dr-congo.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 02 Sep 2014 07:13:20 ESTnews328860687Unidentified fever kills 13 in DR Congo in 10 daysA fever of unidentified origin has killed 13 people in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo since August 11, the health minister said.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-unidentified-fever-dr-congo-days.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 22 Aug 2014 09:30:01 ESTnews327916943Calls to end all violence against women and girls in conflict zonesWomen in conflict zones are likely to suffer from sexual or physical violence at the hands of their husbands or partners before, during and after a period of conflict, warn experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine as politicians, activists and researchers gather today in London for the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-06-violence-women-girls-conflict-zones.html
HealthTue, 10 Jun 2014 12:28:19 ESTnews321622079Somalia worst place to be a mother Somalia is the worst country on Earth to be a mother, according to a report published by Save the Children on Monday which calls for more action to protect mothers and children in crisis-hit areas.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-05-somalia-worst-mother.html
HealthMon, 05 May 2014 18:11:40 ESTnews318532289Scientists identify a new variant of Ebola virus in GuineaIn an article which appeared in The New England journal of Medicine on 16 April, researchers from Inserm (Jean Mérieux-Inserm BSL-4 Laboratory, Lyon) and the Institut Pasteur have published their initial findings on the characteristics of the Ebola virus discovered in Guinea. Initial virological investigations enabled them to identify Zaire ebolavirus as the pathogen responsible for this epidemic.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-scientists-variant-ebola-virus-guinea.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesTue, 22 Apr 2014 13:03:13 ESTnews317390580Liberia confirms first Ebola casesLiberia has confirmed two cases of the deadly Ebola virus that is suspected to have killed at least 78 people in neighbouring Guinea, according to the World Health Organization.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-liberia-ebola-cases.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 31 Mar 2014 12:20:04 ESTnews315484191Guinea's Ebola battle: steps taken to contain virusThe Ebola virus plaguing Guinea is one of the deadliest known to man, claiming the lives of two-thirds of the people it has infected so far.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-guinea-ebola-virus.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 24 Mar 2014 13:00:01 ESTnews314884123Estimated one in 14 women worldwide sexually assaulted by someone other than a partnerThe estimates suggest that the global picture varies widely. Countries with the highest rates of sexual violence are those in central sub-Saharan Africa (21%; Democratic Republic of Congo), southern sub-Saharan Africa (17.4%; Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe), and Australasia (16.4%; New Zealand and Australia). Countries in North Africa/ Middle East (4.5%; Turkey) and south Asia (3.3%; India, Bangladesh) reported the lowest rates.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-02-women-worldwide-sexually-assaulted-partner.html
HealthTue, 11 Feb 2014 18:30:01 ESTnews311354765The global burden of sickle cell anemia in young children is increasingThe global burden of sickle cell anemia (SCA), a hereditary blood disorder, is increasing, with almost half a million babies estimated to be born with the condition in 2050, according to a study published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The study, conducted by Frédéric Piel and colleagues from the University of Oxford and Imperial College in the United Kingdom, and the KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya, suggests that implementing basic health interventions could significantly reduce death rates in children aged less than 5 years with the condition. These findings can be used to guide national policy decisions on public health spending.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-global-burden-sickle-cell-anemia.html
HealthTue, 16 Jul 2013 17:00:01 ESTnews293204586Short-term therapy given by para-professionals reduces symptoms among rape survivors in DRCSurvivors of sexual violence have long gone without treatment and suffered debilitating symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-short-term-therapy-para-professionals-symptoms-rape.html
Psychology & PsychiatryWed, 05 Jun 2013 17:00:01 ESTnews289669483Health officials rule out Ebola outbreak in DR CongoA senior health ministry official in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday ruled out an Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the country, after possible cases were reported by United Nations staff.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-health-ebola-outbreak-dr-congo.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesMon, 03 Jun 2013 08:30:01 ESTnews289464648Six suspected cases of Ebola reported in DR CongoSix suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just six months after an outbreak of the deadly virus ended in the area, the United Nations said Wednesday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-cases-ebola-dr-congo.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesWed, 29 May 2013 11:50:01 ESTnews289045817Save the Children teams up with pharma giant GSK in AfricaInternational development charity Save the Children is linking up with British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline in what both sides say is a unique collaboration to save children's lives in Africa.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-children-teams-pharma-giant-gsk.html
MedicationsFri, 10 May 2013 14:10:02 ESTnews287412491DR Congo 'worst place to be a mother' (Update)The Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced Niger to gain the unenviable distinction of being the worst place in the world to be a mother, according to a new report by Save the Children.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-drc-worst-mother.html
HealthTue, 07 May 2013 05:10:01 ESTnews287121409Mum and dad equally good at recognising baby's cry, study findsFrench researchers on Tuesday dealt a blow to folklore that says mothers are better than fathers in recognising their baby's cry.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mum-dad-equally-good-recognising.html
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